glib

  • 21glib — sb., en, e, ene (et fiskeredskab) …

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  • 22glib — ► ADJECTIVE (glibber, glibbest) ▪ articulate and voluble but insincere and shallow. DERIVATIVES glibly adverb glibness noun. ORIGIN Germanic …

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  • 23GLib — GLiib Desarrollador GNOME Foundation http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/ Información general Última versión estable 2.28.7 …

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  • 24GLib — In computing, GLib refers to a cross platform software utility library. It started life as part of the GTK+ project, however, before releasing version 2 of GTK+, the project s developers decided to separate non GUI specific code from the GTK+… …

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  • 25glib — [[t]glɪb[/t]] adj. glib•ber, glib•best 1) readily fluent, often superficially or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers[/ex] 2) easy or unconstrained: glib manners[/ex] • Etymology: 1585–95; cf. obs. glibbery slippery (c. D glibberig)… …

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  • 26glib — UK [ɡlɪb] / US adjective Word forms glib : adjective glib comparative glibber superlative glibbest 1) showing disapproval a glib person speaks easily and confidently. This word shows that you do not trust the person or what they are saying His… …

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  • 27glib — adjective 1 glib remarks, explanations etc are difficult to believe because they are said easily and without thinking: glib generalizations about the problem of racism 2 someone who is glib says things to persuade people without being certain… …

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  • 28glib — adjective (glibber; glibbest) Etymology: probably modification of Low German glibberig slippery Date: 1584 1. a. marked by ease and informality ; nonchalant b. showing little forethought or preparation ; offhand < glib answers > …

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  • 29glib — glibly, adv. glibness, n. /glib/, adj., glibber, glibbest. 1. readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers. 2. easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners. 3. Archaic. agile; spry. [1585 95;&#8230; …

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  • 30glib — [[t]glɪ̱b[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe what someone says as glib, you disapprove of it because it implies that something is simple or easy, or that there are no problems involved, when this is not the case. ...the glib talk of&#8230; …

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